Fee for verification of eligibility of a foreign lawyer for extending his or her practice of law in Vietnam
Fee for verification of eligibility of a foreign lawyer for extending his or her practice of law in Vietnam
Pursuant to Article 4 of Circular 220/2016/TT-BTC stipulating the levels of fees and charges as follows:
Fee levels in the field of legal practice are as follows:
| No | Fee Description | Fee Amount (VND/case) |
| 1 | Fee for issuance of lawyer's practicing certificate | 100,000 |
| 2 | Fee for evaluating standards and practicing conditions in the legal field | |
| a | Verification of standards and practicing conditions for lawyers | 800,000 |
| b | Verification of standards and practicing conditions for foreign law practice organizations in Vietnam | 20,000,000 |
| c | Verification of conditions for changing the content of practice of foreign law practice organizations in Vietnam | 4,000,000 |
| d | Verification of standards and practicing conditions; change of practice content of branches of foreign law companies in Vietnam | 3,000,000 |
| đ | Verification of Verification of eligibility of a foreign lawyer for extending his or her practice of law in Vietnam | 5,000,000 |
| e | Verification of conditions for practice extension for foreign lawyers in Vietnam | 3,000,000 |
| g | Verification of operating conditions of foreign law practice organizations in Vietnam | 2,000,000 |
| h | Verification of conditions for changing the operational content of foreign law practice organizations in Vietnam | 1,000,000 |
| i | Verification of operating conditions of branches of foreign law companies in Vietnam | 600,000 |
| k | Verification of conditions for changing the operational content of branches of foreign law companies in Vietnam | 400,000 |
Thus, the appraisal fee for verification of eligibility of a foreign lawyer for extending his or her practice of law in Vietnam is VND 5,000,000 per case according to the above regulations.
Where to pay the fee for verification of eligibility of a foreign lawyer for extending his or her practice of law in Vietnam?
According to Article 3 of the above Circular stipulating the organizations collecting fees and charges as follows:
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The Judicial Support Department (Ministry of Justice) collects fees for evaluating standards and practicing conditions in the legal field according to the provisions in section 1; section 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2dd, and section 2e of Article 4 of this Circular.
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The Departments of Justice of provinces and centrally governed cities collect fees and charges for evaluating standards and practicing conditions in the legal field according to the provisions in section 2g, 2h, 2i, and section 2k of Article 4 of this Circular.
Accordingly, foreign lawyers must pay the appraisal fee for practicing conditions at the Judicial Support Department (Ministry of Justice) as per the above regulations.
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